Detecting apparatus  and method, repairing apparatus and method, and repairing system of amoled display device

ABSTRACT

A detecting apparatus and method, repairing apparatus and method, and repairing system of AMOLED display device are provided. The detecting apparatus includes: an illuminating device for sequentially illuminating a plurality of detection regions of a screen of the AMOLED display device, the screen being divided into the plurality of detection regions, each of the detection regions including at least one light-emitting unit; a current detecting device for acquiring a detection current which is a sum of driving currents of the light-emitting unit in the detection region being illuminated; and a judging device for judging whether the detection region corresponding to the detection current is a defective region according to the detection current. The apparatus can detect luminance uniformity of the AMOLED display device. The detection efficiency is high, the detection standard is unified and the detection accuracy is high.

This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No.201810094851.5, filed with the State Intellectual Property Office onJan. 31, 2018 and titled “DETECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD, REPAIRINGAPPARATUS AND METHOD, AND REPAIRING SYSTEM OF AMOLED DISPLAY DEVICE”,the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to a detecting apparatus and a methodthereof, a repairing apparatus and a method thereof, and a repairingsystem of AMOLED display device.

BACKGROUND

An AMOLED (Active-matrix organic light-emitting diode) display devicehas the characteristics of low driving voltage, long operating life andhigh resolution, which is an OLED display device with huge potentials.

After the manufacture of an AMOLED display device is completed, it isneed to detect the luminance of each region on its screen. The smallerthe difference in luminance among regions on the screen of the AMOLEDdisplay device, the better the luminance uniformity of the screen of theAMOLED display device. If there is a region having an excessively highor low luminance on the screen, it is considered that the AMOLED displaydevice has a Mura defect, i.e., the screen luminance is not uniform.

SUMMARY

There are provided in embodiments of the present disclosure a detectingapparatus and a method thereof, a repairing apparatus and a methodthereof, and a repairing system of AMOLED display device.

There is provided in at least one embodiment of the present disclosure adetecting apparatus of an AMOLED display device, comprising: anilluminating device configured to sequentially illuminate a plurality ofdetection regions of a screen of the AMOLED display device, the screenbeing divided into the plurality of detection regions, each of thedetection regions comprising at least one light-emitting unit; a currentdetecting device configured to acquire a detection current which is asum of driving currents of the light-emitting units in the detectionregions being illuminated; and a judging device configured to judgewhether the detection region corresponding to the detection current is adefective region according to the detection current.

Optionally, the plurality of detection regions have any of the followingformations: the plurality of detection regions are in a first direction,each of the detection regions being in a strip shape and extending in asecond direction, and the second direction being perpendicular to thefirst direction; and the plurality of detection regions is in a matrixshape.

Optionally, the judging device comprises: a calculating circuitconfigured to calculate a ratio of the detection current to a currentreference value which is one of a set value and an average value of thedetection currents of the detection regions; and a judging circuitconfigured to determine whether the detection region is a defectiveregion according to the ratio.

Optionally, the detecting apparatus further comprises: a storage deviceconfigured to store position information of the defective region that isdetermined.

Optionally, each of the detection regions comprises 4 to 8 pixelstructures.

There is provided in at least one embodiment of the present disclosure arepairing apparatus of an AMOLED display device, configured to repairthe defective region detected by the detecting apparatus of the AMOLEDdisplay device, comprising: a determining device configured to determinepositions of the defective regions; an acquiring device configured toacquire a current density of a normal region when light-emitting unit inthe normal region is illuminated, the normal region being a region otherthan the defective regions on the screen of the AMOLED display device;and a compensating device configured to perform current compensation onthe defective regions based on the current density of the normal region.

Optionally, the determining device is configured to determine theposition of the defective region in any of the following ways:determining the positions of the defective regions based on luminance ofrespective detection regions on the screen; determining the positions ofthe defective regions based on a ratio of detection current ofrespective detection regions to a current reference value, the screenbeing divided into a plurality of detection regions, the detectioncurrent being a sum of driving currents of light-emitting units in thedetection regions being illuminated, and the current reference valuebeing one of a set value and an average value of the detection currentsof the detection regions; and determining the positions of the defectiveregions based on position information of the defective regions.

Optionally, the acquiring device is configured to calculate a ratio of asum of driving currents of the light-emitting units in the normal regionto an area of the normal region, so as to acquire the current density ofthe normal region.

Optionally, the compensating device comprises: a voltage determiningunit configured to determine a data signal voltage of the defectiveregions based on a comparison relationship between the current densityand the data signal voltage of the defective regions, such that thecurrent density of the defective regions is equal to the current densityof the normal region under effect of a correction voltage, thecorrection voltage being the data signal voltage of the defectiveregions being determined; and an entering unit configured to enter thecorrection voltage of the defective regions into a driver chip of theAMOLED display device.

There is provided in at least one embodiment of the present disclosure adetecting method of an AMOLED display device, comprising the followingsteps: sequentially illuminating a plurality of detection regions of ascreen of the AMOLED display device, the screen being divided into theplurality of detection regions, each of the detection regions comprisingat least one light-emitting unit; acquiring a detection current which isa sum of driving currents of the light-emitting units in the detectionregions being illuminated; and judging whether the detection regioncorresponding to the detection current is a defective region accordingto the detection current.

Optionally, the plurality of detection regions have any of the followingformations: the plurality of detection regions are in a first direction,each of the detection regions being in a strip shape and extending in asecond direction, and the second direction being perpendicular to thefirst direction; and the plurality of detection regions is in a matrixshape.

Optionally, the step of judging whether the detection regioncorresponding to the detection current is the defective region accordingto the detection current includes: calculating a ratio of the detectioncurrent to a current reference value which is one of a set value and anaverage value of the detection currents of the detection regions; anddetermining whether the detection region is a defective region accordingto the ratio.

Optionally, the detecting method further comprises: storing positioninformation of the defective regions being determined.

Optionally, each of the detection regions comprises 4 to 8 pixelstructures.

There is provided in at least one embodiment of the present disclosure arepairing method of an AMOLED display device, configured to repair thedefective region detected by the detection method for the AMOLED displaydevice, comprising the following steps: determining positions of thedefective regions; acquiring a current density of a normal region whenthe light-emitting unit in the normal region is illuminated, the normalregion being a region other than the defective regions on the screen ofthe AMOLED display device; and performing current compensation on thedefective region according to the current density of the normal region.

Optionally, the step of determining a position of the defective regionis performed in any of the following ways: determining the positions ofthe defective regions based on luminance of respective detection regionson the screen; determining the positions of the defective regions basedon a ratio of detection current of respective detection regions to acurrent reference value, the screen being divided into a plurality ofdetection regions, the detection current being a sum of driving currentsof the light-emitting units in the detection regions that areilluminated, and the current reference value being one of a set valueand an average value of the detection currents of the detection regions;and determining the positions of the defective regions based on positioninformation of the defective regions.

Optionally, the step of acquiring a current density of a normal regioncomprises: calculating a ratio of a sum of driving currents of thelight-emitting units in the normal region to an area of the normalregion, so as to acquire the current density of the normal region.

Optionally, the step of performing current compensation on the defectiveregion according to the current density of the normal region comprises:determining data signal voltage of the defective regions based on acomparison relationship between the current density and the data signalvoltage of the defective regions, such that the current density of thedefective regions is equal to the current density of the normal regionunder effect of a correction voltage which is the data signal voltage ofthe defective regions being determined; and entering the correctionvoltage of the defective regions into a driver chip of the AMOLEDdisplay device.

Optionally, the repairing method further comprises: performing aluminance uniformity detection on the AMOLED display device afterperforming the current compensation to the defective region based on thecurrent density of the normal region.

There is provided in at least one embodiment of the present disclosure arepairing system of an AMOLED display device, comprising a detectingapparatus and a repairing apparatus, wherein the detecting apparatuscomprises: an illuminating device configured to sequentially illuminatea plurality of detection regions of a screen of the AMOLED displaydevice, the screen being divided into the plurality of detectionregions, each of the detection regions comprising at least onelight-emitting unit; a current detecting device configured to acquire adetection current, and the detection current is a sum of drivingcurrents of the light-emitting units in the detection regions that areilluminated; and a judging device configured to judge whether thedetection region corresponding to the detection current is a defectiveregion based on the detection current; wherein the repairing apparatuscomprises: a determining device configured to determine positions of thedefective regions based on position information of the defectiveregions; an acquiring device configured to acquire a current density ofa normal region when the light-emitting unit in the normal region isilluminated, the normal region being a region other than the defectiveregions on the screen of the AMOLED display device; and a compensatingdevice configured to perform current compensation on the defectiveregions based on the current density of the normal region.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a structure of a detecting apparatus ofan AMOLED display device according to an embodiment of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 2 is a diagram of a distribution of detection regions of a screenof an AMOLED display device according to an embodiment of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 3 is a diagram of a distribution of detection regions of a screenof an AMOLED display device according to an embodiment of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a structure of a judging deviceaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a repairing apparatus of an AMOLED display device according toan embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a distribution of defective regions ofthe screen of the AMOLED display device shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a structure of a compensating deviceaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 is a driving circuit of a light-emitting unit of an AMOLEDdisplay device;

FIG. 9 is a relation curve between a data signal voltage and a currentdensity of a poor region according to an embodiment of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a detecting method of an AMOLED display deviceaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a repairing method of an AMOLED display deviceaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure; and

FIG. 12 is a repairing system of an AMOLED display device according toan embodiment of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in furtherdetail with reference to the enclosed drawings, in order to present theprinciples and advantages of the present disclosure more clearly.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a structure of a detecting apparatus ofan AMOLED display device provided in an embodiment of the presentdisclosure. As shown in FIG. 1, the detecting apparatus 100 comprises anilluminating device 110, a current detecting device 120 and a judgingdevice 130.

Here, the screen of the AMOLED display device is divided into aplurality of detection regions. The illuminating device 110 isconfigured for sequentially illuminating the plurality of detectionregions of the screen of the AMOLED display device. The currentdetecting device 120 is configured for acquiring a detection current,and the detection current is a sum of driving currents of light-emittingunits in the illuminated detection region (the filled detection regionin FIG. 2 or FIG. 3). The judging device 130 is configured for judgingwhether a detection region 201 corresponding to the detection current isa defective region according to the detection current. Here, thedetection region 201 corresponding to the detection current refers to adetection region which is illuminated when the detection current isacquired.

At present, the luminance detection of the AMOLED display device ismainly realized via visual detection by workers. The worker feels theluminance of the screen, and judges whether the OLED display device hasa problem of Mura defect. Such a detection method is not onlyinefficient, but also subjected to subjective views. Testing the sameAMOLED display device by different workers may result in differenttesting results and reduced product yield, and the detected defect ishard to be repaired. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, theluminance uniformity of the AMOLED display device can be detected bydividing the screen of the AMOLED display device into a plurality ofdetection regions, sequentially illuminating the detection regions andacquiring detection currents of the detection regions, and judgingwhether a detection region is a defective region according to thedetection current, thereby achieving high detection efficiency, unifiedstandard and high accuracy, reducing the misjudgments, and facilitatingthe improvement of product yield.

Exemplarily, the illuminating device 110 can be a lighting machine. Thecurrent detecting device 120 can be a current sensor. The current sensoris connected at a joint between the lighting machine and the displaydevice so as to acquire a total driving current output to the AMOLEDdisplay device when a certain region is illuminated by the lightingmachine, and this current is the detection current of the correspondingregion. Besides, for a lighting machine that has a function of detectinga magnitude of an output current, the driving current output from thelighting machine to the display device can also be acquired directly bythe lighting machine. After the detection current is acquired by thecurrent detecting device 120, a value of the detection current of eachdetection region can be recorded to facilitating the subsequentapplications, thereby avoiding repeated acquirements of the currentvalue, which is beneficial for improving the detection efficiency.

FIG. 2 is a diagram of a distribution of detection regions of a screenof an AMOLED display device provided in an embodiment of the presentdisclosure. As shown in FIG. 2, the screen 200 is divided into aplurality of detection regions 201, each of which includes at least onelight-emitting unit. As shown in FIG. 2, the plurality of detectionregions 201 are arranged in a first direction (such as X direction inFIG. 2), each of the detection regions 201 is in a strip shape andextends in a second direction (such as Y direction in FIG. 2)perpendicular to the first direction.

When the detection regions 201 in FIG. 2 are sequentially illuminated bythe illuminating device 110, a first detection region in the firstdirection can be illuminated first, that is, all the light-emittingunits in the first detection region are illuminated, while the otherdetection regions are remained lighting off, that is, all of thelight-emitting units in the other detection regions are in anlighting-off state; then a second detection region is illuminated, andall the other detection regions except the second detection region areremained in an lighting-off state; and thereafter a third detectionregion is illuminated, and all the other regions except the thirddetection region are remained in an lighting-off state. As such, thedetection regions are sequentially illuminated.

The screen of the AMOLED display device includes a plurality oflight-emitting units distributed in an array. Here, the first directioncan be a row direction of the light-emitting units distributed in thearray, the second direction can be a column direction of thelight-emitting units distributed in the array, Alternatively, the firstdirection can also be a column direction and the second direction can bea row direction.

FIG. 3 is a diagram of a distribution of detection regions of a screenof an AMOLED display device provided in an embodiment of the presentdisclosure. The filled region in this figure is a region that iscurrently illuminated by the aforementioned illuminating device. Asshown in FIG. 3, the plurality of detection regions 201 are arranged ina matrix shape.

When the detection regions 201 in FIG. 3 are sequentially illuminated bythe illuminating device 110, a first detection region in the first rowcan be illuminated first while the other detection regions are remainedin a light-off state; then a second detection region in the first row isilluminated and all the other detection regions except the second regionin the first row are remained in a light-off state; and thereafter athird detection region in the first row is illuminated and all the otherdetection regions except the third detection region in the first row areremained in a light-off state. As such, the detection regions aresequentially illuminated.

The entire screen 200 is divided into a plurality of detection regions201, so that the entire screen 200 can be detected. Different dividingmethods can be employed during implementation according to actual needs.The more the number of the divided detection regions, the higher theaccuracy of the detection.

For example, for a display device with a screen length-width ratio of24:9 or more, since the screen length-width ratio of such a displaydevice is relatively large, the number of light-emitting units in alength direction of the screen is much greater than that in a widthdirection of the screen, and thus a large luminance difference is morelikely to occur among different regions in the length direction. Whensuch a display device is detected, it can be divided into a plurality ofstrip-shaped detection regions in the length direction of the screen,each of which extends in the width direction of the screen (such as thedividing method shown in FIG. 2). Of course, if the requirement for thescreen display effect is relatively high, then the screen can also bedivided into a plurality of detection regions which are arranged in amatrix shape (such as the dividing method shown in FIG. 3).

When the screen size is constant, the larger the detection region is,the smaller the total number of the divided detection regions is, andthe fewer the corresponding detection times are. At this point, thedetection accuracy is low and the detection efficiency is high. On thecontrary, the smaller the detection region is, the greater the totalnumber of the divided detection regions is, and the more thecorresponding detection times are. At this point, the detection accuracyis high and the detection efficiency is low. When the detection regionsare divided, the size of the detection region can be set according todifferent requirements. For a display device with a higher requirementfor display effect, the detection regions can be set to be smaller. Fora display device with a lower requirement for display effect, thedetection regions can be set to be larger.

Exemplarily, each detection region can include 4 to 8 pixel structures.The pixel structures of different display devices can include differentnumbers of light-emitting units. For example, a single pixel structurecan include three light-emitting units. A single pixel structure of acertain kind of display device includes a light-emitting unit that emitsred light, a light-emitting unit that emits green light and alight-emitting unit that emits blue light. When the detection regions ofsuch a display device are divided, if each detection region includes 4pixel structures, then each detection region includes 12 light-emittingunits.

The smaller the detection region is, the fewer the number of thelight-emitting units in the detection region is. When the detectionregion is so small that it only includes one light-emitting unit, it isequivalent to that the light-emitting units are detected one by one. Assuch, the detection result is the most accurate, but correspondingly thedetection efficiency is the lowest, and the detection cost is also high.In general, the size of each detection region is set to be a size of 4to 8 pixel structures, so that the detection result has relatively highaccuracy to satisfy the detection requirement.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of structure of a judging device providedin an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 4, thejudging device 130 may include a calculating circuit 131 and a judgingcircuit 132. The calculating circuit 131 is configured for calculating aratio of a detection current to a current reference value, and thecurrent reference value is one of a set value and an average value ofthe detection currents of the detection regions. The judging circuit 132is configured for determining whether a detection region 201 is adefective region according to the ratio. A luminance of thelight-emitting unit is related to a magnitude of the driving current ofthe light-emitting unit. The greater the driving current is, the higherthe luminance is. On the contrary, the smaller the driving current is,the lower the luminance is. According to the ratio of the detectioncurrent to the current reference value, it is determined whether adetection region 201 is a defective region, such that a region having agreat different in luminance can be accurately detected.

When the current reference value is an average value of the detectioncurrents of the detection regions, if the detection current is closer tothe current reference value, i.e., the ratio is more approximate to 1,this indicates that the luminance of the detection region is closer tothe average luminance of the detection regions. The smaller theluminance difference between different detection regions is, the moreuniform the screen luminance is.

The set value can be set according to design requirements. For example,a corresponding set value can be set in accordance with a luminancerequirement of a designed display device. If the detection current iscloser to the current reference value, i.e., the ratio is moreapproximate to 1, this indicates that the luminance of the detectionregion is closer to a required luminance. If the detection current ofrespective detection region is close to the current reference value, thesmaller the luminance difference between different detection regions is,the more uniform the screen luminance is.

Exemplarily, when the ratio is within a range of 0.9 to 1.1, thecorresponding detection region can be regarded as a normal region, andwhen the ratio is less than 0.9 or greater than 1.1, the correspondingdetection region can be regarded as a defective region. In practice, itis hard to ensure that the detection current of the detection region iscompletely equal to the current reference value, so when the ratio iswithin a certain range, the detection region can be regarded as a normalregion. The range of the ratio can be set according to different designrequirements. For a display device with a higher design requirement, therange of the ratio can be set to be smaller, such as 0.95 to 1.05, andfor a display device with a lower design requirement, the range of theratio can be set to be larger, such as 0.8 to 1.2.

Exemplarily, it is also possible to determine whether each detectionregion is a defective region according to an absolute value of adifference between the detection current and the current referencevalue. When the absolute value of the difference between the detectioncurrent and the current reference value is smaller, the luminance of thedetection region is closer to the luminance of the other detectionregions, and the smaller the luminance difference between differentdetection regions is, the more uniform the screen luminance is.

Optionally, the detecting apparatus can also comprise a storage device.The storage device is configured for storing position information of thedetermined defective region, so as to facilitate acquirement of aposition of the defective region when the defective region is repaired.The position information can be a virtual coordinate, which can be aone-dimensional coordinate or a two-dimensional coordinate. For example,if the filled region in FIG. 2 is a defective region, then the virtualcoordinate (one-dimensional coordinate) of the defective region can berecorded as 1; if a detection region adjacent to the filled region is adefective region, then the virtual coordinate of the defective regioncan be recorded as 2. If the filled region in FIG. 3 is a defectiveregion, then the virtual coordinate (two-dimensional coordinate) of thedefective region can be recorded as (3, 3). In addition, the positioninformation can also be a number. For example, if the plurality ofdetection regions divided on the screen are respectively numbered, thenthe position information of the defective region is the numbercorresponding to the defective region.

FIG. 5 is a repairing apparatus of an AMOLED display device provided inan embodiment of the present disclosure. The apparatus is configured torepair the defective region of the screen of the AMOLED display devicein which a Mura defect is present. As shown in FIG. 5, the repairingapparatus 400 comprises a determining device 410, an acquiring device420 and a compensating device 430. The determining device 410 isconfigured for determining a position of the defective region. Theacquiring device 420 is configured for acquiring a current density of anormal region when a light-emitting unit of the normal region isilluminated. The compensating device 430 is configured for performingcurrent compensation on the defective region according to the currentdensity of the normal region. The normal region is the region other thanthe defective region on the screen.

The current compensation to the defective region of a display device canbe performed according to the current density of the normal region,thereby changing the luminance of the defective region and reducing aluminance difference between the defective region and the normal region,which is beneficial for improving the display effect and the yield.

The current density referred to in the present disclosure is a ratio ofa sum of driving currents, when all the light-emitting units in acertain region on the screen of the AMOLED display device areilluminated, to an area of the region. For example, the current densityof the normal region is a ratio of a sum of driving currents when allthe light-emitting units in the normal region are illuminated to an areaof the normal region. The area of each region can be represented by asize of a plane enclosed by a profile of the region, and the unit can besquare millimeter and square centimeter, etc. For example, the currentdensity of a certain region is 3 mA/mm². In addition, since thedistribution of the light-emitting units on the screen is generallyuniform, the area of each region can also be represented as the numberof the light-emitting units in the region, and the unit can be onelight-emitting unit. For example, the current density of a certainregion is 5 mA per light-emitting unit.

In an implementation of embodiments of the present disclosure, thedetermining device 410 can be configured to determine the position ofthe defective region according to the luminance of each region on thescreen. Exemplarily, the luminance detection can be performed on eachregion of the screen through a luminance meter, so as to determine theposition of each defective region. For example, only one detectionregion is illuminated each time, and then the luminance value of theregion is detected through the luminance meter, so that luminance valuesof all the detection regions can be detected. A detection region inwhich a difference between the detected luminance value and an averageluminance value or a difference between the detected luminance value anda set luminance value is beyond a certain range is a defective region.

In another implementation of embodiments of the present disclosure, thedetermining device 410 can also be configured to determine the positionof the defective region according to a ratio of the detection current ofeach detection region to the current reference value. The screen isdivided into a plurality of detection regions, the detection current isa sum of driving currents of the light-emitting units in the detectionregion which is illuminated, and the current reference value is one of aset value and an average value of the detection currents of thedetection regions. In an implementation, the display device can bedetected by using the aforementioned detecting apparatus of an AMOLEDdisplay device, so as to determine the position of each defective regionon the screen.

In another implementation of embodiments of the present disclosure, thedetermining device 410 can also be configured to determine the positionof the defective region according to position information of thedefective region. The determining device 410 can directly acquireposition information of each defective region through the aforementionedstorage device, so as to find the position of each defective regionrapidly and accurately in the repair process, thereby improving therepair efficiency while avoiding omissions of repair.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a distribution of poor regions of thescreen of the AMOLED display device shown in FIG. 3. Each dashed box inthe figure represents a detection region. As shown in FIG. 6, after thedetection, there are 7 defective regions on the screen 200, and the 7defective regions are shown as black detection regions in FIG. 6, inwhich 5 defective regions are connected. After the detection has beencompleted, the position of each region can be recorded in a form ofvirtual coordinate, for example, a virtual coordinate of the detectionregion in row 5, column 10 can be recorded as (10, 5).

The acquiring device 420 can be configured to calculate a ratio of a sumof driving currents of the light-emitting units in the normal region toan area of the normal region, so as to acquire the current density ofthe normal region. In FIG. 6, the normal region is a region composed ofall white detection regions.

Take the plurality of regions shown in FIG. 6 as an example, a sum ofdriving currents of the light-emitting units of the defective region 211is I1, a sum of driving currents of the light-emitting units of thedefective region 212 is I2, and a sum of driving currents of thelight-emitting units of the defective region 213 is I3, thus a currentdensity of the defective region 211 is I1/S0, a current density of thedefective region 212 is I2/S0, and a current density of the defectiveregion 213 is I3/S0. Here, the defective region 212 shown in FIG. 6 isone of the 5 defective regions that are connected. A sum of drivingcurrents of the light-emitting units of the normal region is I0, and thecurrent density of the normal region is I0/(S1−7S0). Here, S0 is an areaof each detection region 201, and S1 is a sum of the areas of all thedetection regions 201.

The sum of driving currents of the light-emitting units of the normalregion can be acquired by using the aforementioned current detectingdevice in the detecting apparatus of the AMOLED display device. Forexample, the sum of driving currents of the light-emitting units of thenormal region can be acquired by illuminating only the normal region.Exemplarily, the aforementioned illuminating device can be configured toilluminate the normal region, and the sum of driving currents of thelight-emitting unit of the normal region can be detected by using thecurrent detecting device. Alternatively, the entire screen can also beilluminated, and a sum of driving currents of all the light-emittingunits can be acquired when the entire screen is illuminated, then 10 canbe acquired by subtracting I1, I2 and I3 from the sum.

In addition, the detection current of each detection region can also berecorded when detections are performed by using the aforementioneddetecting apparatus, and a sum of detection currents of the detectionregions in the normal region the I0.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a structure of a compensating deviceprovided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 7,the compensating device 430 may include a voltage determining unit 431and an entering unit 432. The voltage determining unit 431 is configuredto determine a data signal voltage of a defective region according to acomparison relationship between the current density and the data signalvoltage of the defective region, so that the current density of thedefective region can be equal to that of the normal region under theaction of a correction voltage. Here, the correction voltage is the datasignal voltage of the determined defective region. The entering unit 432is configured to enter the correction voltage of the defective regioninto a driver chip of the AMOLED display device. By adjusting the datasignal voltage of each light-emitting unit of the defective region to acorrection voltage, the current density of the defective region can bechanged, and the current density of the defective region can be equal tothat of the normal region. For example, before repair, the currentdensity of a certain defective region is smaller than that of the normalregion; and after repair, the data signal voltage of the defectiveregion is adjusted to be the determined data signal voltage, i.e., thecorrection voltage, thus the current density of the defective regionafter the adjustment is increased to be the current density of thenormal region.

In a driving circuit of the light-emitting unit of the AMOLED displaydevice, the driving current of a light-emitting unit has acorrespondence relationship with the data signal voltage. Exemplarily,FIG. 8 is a driving circuit of a light-emitting unit of an AMOLEDdisplay device. As shown in FIG. 8, a light-emitting unit D is connectedto a drain electrode of a thin film transistor T2, a source electrode ofthe thin film transistor T2 is connected to a driving power source E,and a gate electrode of the thin film transistor T2 is connected to adrain electrode of a thin film transistor T1. A source electrode of thethin film transistor T1 is connected to a data line DATA, a gateelectrode of the thin film transistor T1 is connected to a scanning lineScan, and a capacitor C is connected between the drain electrode of thethin film transistor T1 and the source electrode of the thin filmtransistor T2. The driving circuit shown in FIG. 8 is merely an examplefor facilitating understanding of the present disclosure, and the actualdriving circuit in the AMOLED display device can also be in other forms.

As can be seen from the current formula of thin film transistors,

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It can be known that the driving current I of the light-emitting unit Dis related to the data signal voltage VData. The driving circuit I canbe changed by changing the magnitude of the data signal voltage VData.For a defective region, the current density thereof can be changed bychanging the data signal voltage VData of all the light-emitting unitstherein, such that the current density of the defective region can bethe same as that of the normal region, thereby achieving the purpose ofchanging the luminance of the defective region and reducing a luminancedifference between the defective region and the normal region.

In the formula (1), C_(os) is a channel capacitance per unit area of thethin film transistor, μ is a channel mobility, W is a channel width ofthe thin film transistor, L is a channel length of the thin filmtransistor, and V_(th) is a threshold voltage of the thin filmtransistor. These variables are different for different thin filmtransistors, but V_(DD), which is a voltage of the driving power source,is a fixed value.

FIG. 9 is a relation curve between a data signal voltage and a currentdensity of a defective region provided in an embodiment of the presentdisclosure. In FIG. 9, the abscissa represents data signal voltage, andthe ordinate represents current density. As shown in FIG. 9, in a rangeof the data signal voltage VData being greater than 2.0V, with theincrease of the data signal voltage VData, the current density of thedefective region also increases. When the data signal voltage of thedefective region is determined to acquire the correction voltage, a datasignal voltage VData corresponding to the current density of the normalregion can be selected from the curve as the data signal voltage of thedetermined defective region, i.e., the correction voltage. For example,if a current density of the normal region of a certain display device is125 mA/cm², then the data signal voltage VData of the defective regioncan be set to be 4.7V, i.e., the correction voltage is set to be 4.7V.After the repair like this, the data signal voltage VData of thedefective region is increased from 4.6V to 4.7V, and the current densityof the defective region is increased to 125 mA/cm².

Since the area of the normal region is usually larger than the area ofeach defective region (as shown in FIG. 6), the number of light-emittingunits in the normal region is also greater, and a sum of drivingcurrents of the light-emitting units in the normal region is alsogreater than that in each defective region. By calculating a currentdensity of the normal region and compensating the defective regionaccording to the current density of the normal region, a sum of drivingcurrents of the light-emitting units within an area in the normal regioncan be equal to a sum of driving currents of the light-emitting unitswithin a same area in the defective region after the repair, therebyreducing a luminance difference between the original defective regionand the normal region.

The comparison relationship between the current density and the datasignal voltage of the defective region can be acquired by tests beforethe repair. The comparison relationship between the current density andthe data signal voltage of the defective region can be recorded in aform of chart, so that the corresponding data signal voltage can beselected by looking up in the chart.

Exemplarily, the data signal voltage VData of the defective region canbe changed for many times, and a current density of the defective regionis acquired after each time the data signal voltage VData has beenchanged, as such, the aforementioned curve of comparison relationshipbetween the current density and the data signal voltage of the defectiveregion can be drawn. After each time the data signal voltage VData hasbeen changed, the current density of the defective region can beacquired by the aforementioned acquiring device. The acquiring devicecan also be configured to calculate a ratio of a sum of driving currentsof the light-emitting units in the defective region to an area of thedefective region, thereby acquiring the current density of the defectiveregion.

When drawing the curve of comparison relationship, the drawn curve ofcomparison relationship is more accurate when more data of the datasignal voltage VData and current density is acquired. When drawing thecurve of comparison relationship, at least the following three groups ofdata can be acquired: a current density of the defective region when thedata signal voltage VData of the defective region is a default value(i.e., the data signal voltage before repair); a current density of thedefective region when the data signal voltage VData is greater than thedefault value; and a current density of the defective region when thedata signal voltage VData of the defective region is smaller than thedefault value. If the data signal voltage VData of the defective regionand the current density of the defective region which have been changedfor many times are recorded in one-to-one correspondence, then theaforementioned chart can be acquired.

Optionally, respective comparison relationships between the currentdensity and the data signal voltage of the defective region can beacquired in different defective regions. Take FIG. 6 as an example.There are 7 defective regions on the screen, and the comparisonrelationship between current density and data signal voltage can beacquired respectively for the 7 defective regions, so as to repair the 7defective regions respectively. It can be seen from formula (1) that thestructural difference of the thin film transistors will also influencethe driving current I, therefore, by acquiring the comparisonrelationship between current density and data signal voltagerespectively for each defective region and repairing each defectiveregion respectively, the correction voltage acquired for each defectiveregion may be different, and thus the repair effect can be improved.

Exemplarily, a plurality of different defective regions can also berepaired only according to the comparison relationship between thecurrent density and the data signal voltage of one of the defectiveregions. Take FIG. 6 as an example, it is doable to acquire only thecomparison relationship between the current density and the data signalvoltage of the defective region 211, and repair the 7 defective regionsaccording to the comparison relationship between the current density andthe data signal voltage of the defective region 211. If multipledifferent defective regions are repaired according to the comparisonrelationship between the current density and the data signal voltage ofone of the defective regions, then the correction voltage acquired foreach defective region is the same. After repair, at least the defectiveregion 211 can be repaired well, and the other 6 defective regions mayalso be repaired well. After the repair has been completed, the displaydevice can be detected again. If no defective region is found when thedetection is repeated, the repair is completed; and if there is still adefective region when the detection is repeated, the defective regioncan be repaired again according to the comparison relationship betweenthe current density and data signal voltage of one of the remainingdefective regions. For example, after the first repair, if there arestill defective regions 212 and 213, then the defective regions 212 and213 can be repaired for a second time according to the comparisonrelationship between the current density and data signal voltage of thedefective region 212 or 213, until all the defective regions have beenrepaired, and then the repair is completed. During the repair process,if a certain defective region cannot be repaired all the time, thismeans that the display device may have other deficiencies, such as ashort circuit of thin film transistor, etc., and needs to be repaired byusing other methods.

Exemplarily, it is also doable to continuously adjust (continuouslyincrease or decrease) the data signal voltage of the defective regionand acquire the current density of the defective region at real time,until the current density of the defective region is the same as that ofthe normal region.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a detecting method of an AMOLED display deviceprovided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method isconfigured for detecting the defective region of the screen of theAMOLED display device, and the detection can be performed by using thedetecting apparatus shown in FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 10, the detectingmethod comprises:

In step S11, a plurality of detection regions of the screen of theAMOLED display device are illuminated sequentially.

For example, the step S11 can be executed by the aforementionedilluminating device.

Here, the screen of the AMOLED display device is divided into aplurality of detection regions, each of which includes at least onelight-emitting unit. The division of the detection regions of the screenof the AMOLED display device can be referred to FIGS. 2 and 3. As shownin FIG. 2, the plurality of detection regions are arranged in a firstdirection (such as X direction in FIG. 2), each of the detection regionsis in a strip shape and extends in a second direction (such as Ydirection in FIG. 2) perpendicular to the first direction.

When the detection regions in FIG. 2 are sequentially illuminated, afirst detection region in the first direction can be illuminated firstwhile the other detection regions are remained lighting off, then asecond detection region is illuminated and all the other detectionregions except the second region are remained in an lighting-off state,and thereafter a third detection region is illuminated and all the otherdetection regions except the third detection region are remained in anlighting-off state. As such, the detection regions are sequentiallyilluminated.

The screen of the AMOLED display device includes a plurality oflight-emitting units distributed in an array. Here, the first directioncan be a row direction of the light-emitting units distributed in anarray, the second direction can be a column direction of thelight-emitting units distributed in an array. In other embodiments, thefirst direction can also be a column direction and the second directioncan also be a row direction.

As shown in FIG. 3, the plurality of detection regions can be arrangedin a matrix shape.

When the detection regions in FIG. 3 are sequentially illuminated, afirst detection region in the first row can be illuminated first whilethe other detection regions are remained in a light-off state, then asecond detection region in the first row is illuminated and all theother detection regions except the second region in the first row areremained in a light-off state, and thereafter a third detection regionin the first row is illuminated and all the other detection regionsexcept the third detection region in the first row are remained in alight-off state. As such, the detection regions are sequentiallyilluminated.

The entire screen 200 is divided into a plurality of detection regions201 so that the entire screen 200 can be detected, which improves theaccuracy of the detection, and different division methods can beemployed to satisfy different needs.

For example, for a display device with a screen length-width ratio of24:9 or more, since the screen length-width ratio of such a displaydevice is relatively large, the number of light-emitting units in alength direction of the screen is much greater than that in a widthdirection of the screen, and thus a large luminance difference is morelikely to occur among different regions in the length direction. Whensuch a display device is detected, it can be divided into a plurality ofstrip-shaped detection regions in the length direction of the screen,each of which extends in the width direction of the screen, such as thedividing method shown in FIG. 2. Of course, if the requirement forscreen display effect is relatively high, then the screen can also bedivided into a plurality of detection regions which are arranged in amatrix shape, such as the dividing method shown in FIG. 3.

When the screen size is constant, the larger the detection region is,the smaller the total number of the divided detection regions is, andthe fewer the corresponding detection times are. At this point, thedetection accuracy is low and the detection efficiency is high. On thecontrary, the smaller the detection region is, the greater the totalnumber of the divided detection regions is, and the more thecorresponding detection times are. At this point, the detection accuracyis high and the detection efficiency is low. When the detection regionsare divided, the size of the detection regions can be set according todifferent requirements. For a display device with a higher requirementfor display effect, the detection regions can be set to be smaller, andfor a display device with a lower requirement for display effect, thedetection regions can be set to be larger.

Exemplarily, each detection region can include 4 to 8 pixel structures.The pixel structure of different display devices can include differentnumbers of light-emitting units, for example, a single pixel structurecan include three light-emitting units. A single pixel structure of acertain kind of display device includes a light-emitting unit that emitsred light, a light-emitting unit that emits green light and alight-emitting unit that emits blue light. When dividing the detectionregions of such a display device, if each detection region includes 4pixel structures, then each detection region includes 12 light-emittingunits.

The smaller the detection region is, the fewer the number of thelight-emitting units in the detection region is. When the detectionregion is so small that it includes only one light-emitting unit, it isequivalent to that the light-emitting units are detected one by one. Inthis way, the result of the detection is the most accurate, butcorrespondingly the detection efficiency is the lowest, and thedetection cost is also high. In general, the size of each detectionregion is set to be a size of 4 to 8 pixel structures, so that thedetection result has a relatively high accuracy to satisfy the detectionrequirement.

In step S12, a detection current is acquired.

Here, the detection current is a sum of driving currents of thelight-emitting units in the detection regions which are illuminated.

For example, the step S12 can be executed by the aforementioned currentdetecting device.

In step S13, whether a detection region 201 corresponding to a detectioncurrent is a defective region is judged according to the detectioncurrent.

For example, the step S13 can be executed by the aforementioned judgingdevice.

The screen of the AMOLED display device is divided into a plurality ofdetection regions, which are sequentially illuminated, and the detectioncurrents of the detection regions are acquired. Whether a detectionregion is a defective region is judged according to the detectioncurrent, and in this way a detection of luminance uniformity can beperformed for the AMOLED display device. As such, the detectionefficiency is high, the detection standard is unified, and the accuracyis high.

Optionally, the step S13 may include: calculating a ratio of detectioncurrent to a current reference value, which is one of a set value and anaverage value of the detection currents of the detection regions; anddetermining whether a detection region is a defective region accordingto the ratio.

A luminance of a light-emitting unit is related to a magnitude of thedriving current of the light-emitting unit. The greater the drivingcurrent is, the higher the luminance is. On the contrary, the smallerthe driving current is, the lower the luminance is. By judging whether adetection region is a defective region through the ratio of thedetection current to the current reference value, it is possible toaccurately detect the region that is greatly different in luminance.

When the current reference value is an average value of the detectioncurrents of the detection regions, if the detection current is closer tothe current reference value, i.e., the ratio is more approximate to 1,this indicates that the light-emitting luminance of the detection regionis more approximate to the average luminance of the detection regions.The smaller the luminance difference between different detection regionsis, the more uniform the screen luminance is.

The set value can be set according to design requirements. For example,a corresponding set value can be set in accordance with a luminancerequirement of a designed display device. If the detection current iscloser to the current reference value, i.e., the ratio is moreapproximate to 1, this indicates that the luminance of the detectionregion is more approximate to the required luminance. If the detectioncurrent of every detection region is close to the current referencevalue, the smaller the luminance difference between different detectionregions is, the more uniform the screen luminance is.

Exemplarily, when the ratio is within a range from 0.9 to 1.1, thecorresponding detection region can be regarded as a normal region. Whenthe ratio is smaller than 0.9 or greater than 1.1, the detection regionis regarded as a defective region. In practice, it is hard to ensurethat the detection current of the detection region is completely equalto the current reference value, so when the ratio is within a certainrange, the detection region can be regarded as a normal region. Therange of the ratio can be set according to different designrequirements. For a display device with a higher design requirement, therange of the ratio can be set to be smaller, such as from 0.95 to 1.05,and for a display device with a lower design requirement, the range ofthe ratio can be set to be larger, such as from 0.8 to 1.2.

Exemplarily, it is also possible to determine whether each detectionregion is a defective region according to an absolute value of adifference between the detection current and the current referencevalue. When the absolute value of the difference between the detectioncurrent and the current reference value is smaller, the light-emittingluminance of the detection region is closer to the luminance of theother detection regions, and the smaller the luminance differencebetween different detection regions is, the more uniform the screenluminance is.

Optionally, after the step S13, the detecting method can also comprise astep of storing position information of the determined defective region,so as to facilitate acquirement of the position of the defective regionwhen the defective region is repaired. The position information can be avirtual coordinate, which can be a one-dimensional coordinate or atwo-dimensional coordinate. For example, if the filled region in FIG. 2is a defective region, then the virtual coordinate (one-dimensionalcoordinate) of the defective region can be recorded as 1. If a detectionregion adjacent to the filled region is a defective region, then thevirtual coordinate of the defective region can be recorded as 2. If thefilled region in FIG. 3 is a defective region, then the virtualcoordinate (two-dimensional coordinate) of the defective region can berecorded as (3, 3). In addition, the position information can also be anumber. For example, if the plurality of detection regions divided onthe screen are respectively numbered, then the position information ofthe defective region is the number corresponding to the defectiveregion.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a repairing method of an AMOLED display deviceprovided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method isconfigured for repairing the defective region of the screen of theAMOLED display device in which a Mura defect is present, and the repaircan be performed by using the repairing apparatus shown in FIG. 5.

As shown in FIG. 11, the repairing method comprises: determining aposition of the defective region in step S21.

Exemplarily, the position of the defective region can be determinedaccording to a luminance of respective detection regions on the screen.Alternatively, the position of the defective region is determinedaccording to a ratio between the detection current and a currentreference value of each detection region on the screen. The screen isdivided into a plurality of detection regions, the detection current isa sum of driving currents of the light-emitting units in the detectionregion which is illuminated, and the current reference value is one of aset value and an average value of the detection currents of thedetection regions.

For example, a determining device 410 can be employed to detect thedisplay device by the aforementioned detecting apparatus of the AMOLEDdisplay device, so as to determine the position of each defective regionon the screen. Alternatively, a luminance meter can be employed toperform luminance detection on each region of the screen, so as todetermine the position of each defective region. Alternatively, positioninformation of each defective region can also be utilized directlythrough the aforementioned storage device, such that the position ofeach defective region is found rapidly and accurately during the repairprocess, which improves the repair efficiency and avoids omissions ofrepair.

Exemplarily, the step S21 can be executed by the aforementioneddetermining device.

In step S22, a current density of the normal region when thelight-emitting unit of the normal region is illuminated is acquired.

The current density of the normal region can be acquired by calculatinga ratio of a sum of driving currents of the light-emitting units in thenormal region to an area of the normal region. The sum of drivingcurrents of the light-emitting units of the normal region can beacquired by the aforementioned step S12 in the detecting method of anAMOLED display device.

The area of each region can be represented by a size of a plane enclosedby a profile of the region, and the unit can be square millimeter andsquare centimeter, etc. For example, the current density of a certainregion is 3 mA/mm². In addition, since the distribution oflight-emitting units on the screen is generally uniform, the area ofeach region can also be represented as the number of the light-emittingunits in the region, and the unit can be one light-emitting unit. Forexample, the current density of a certain region is 5 mA perlight-emitting unit.

For example, the step S22 can be executed by the aforementionedacquiring device.

In step S23, a current compensation is performed on the defective regionaccording to the current density of the normal region.

For example, the step S23 can be executed by the aforementionedcompensating device.

Exemplarily, the step S23 may include: determining a data signal voltageof the defective region according to a comparison relationship betweenthe current density and the data signal voltage of the defective region,such that, a current density of the defective region can be equal to thecurrent density of the normal region under the effect of the correctionvoltage. Here, the correction voltage is the data signal voltage of thedetermined defective region. This process can be executed by theaforementioned voltage determining unit in the compensating device.

The correction voltage of the defective region is entered into a driverchip of the AMOLED display device. This process can be executed by theaforementioned entering unit in the compensating device. Exemplarily,the determination process can be referred to the embodiments of therepairing apparatus of an AMOLED display device, which is not repeatedhere.

The embodiment of the present disclosure performs a current compensationto the defective region of the display device according to the currentdensity of the normal region, thus a luminance of the defective regioncan be changed and a luminance difference between the defective regionand the normal region can be reduced, which is beneficial for improvingthe display effect and the yield.

After the repair of the display device is completed, the display devicecan be detected again. If no defective region is found when thedetection is repeated, it means that the repair is successful. If thereis still a defective region, it means that the display device may haveother deficiencies, such as a short circuit of thin film transistor, andother methods are needed to repair the display device.

FIG. 12 is a repairing system of an AMOLED display device provided in anembodiment of the present disclosure. The repairing system 1200comprises the detecting apparatus shown in FIG. 1 and the repairingapparatus shown in FIG. 5.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, by dividing the screen ofthe AMOLED display device into a plurality of detection regions,sequentially illuminating the detection regions, and acquiring thedetection currents of the detection regions, and then judging whether adetection region is a defective region according to the detectioncurrent, the luminance uniformity of the AMOLED display device can bedetected with high detection efficiency, a unified standard and highaccuracy. By performing a current compensation to the defective regionof the display device according to the current density of the normalregion, it is possible to change the luminance of the defective regionand reduce a luminance difference between the defective region and thenormal region, which is beneficial for improving the display effect andthe yield.

The foregoing descriptions are merely exemplary embodiments of thepresent disclosure, and are not intended to limit the presentdisclosure. Within the spirit and principles of the disclosure, anymodifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., are shallfall into the protection scope of the appended claims of the presentdisclosure.

What is claimed is:
 1. A detecting apparatus of an AMOLED displaydevice, comprising: an illuminating device configured to sequentiallyilluminate a plurality of detection regions of a screen of the AMOLEDdisplay device, the screen being divided into the plurality of detectionregions, each of the detection regions comprising at least onelight-emitting unit; a current detecting device configured to acquire adetection current which is a sum of driving currents of thelight-emitting units in the detection regions being illuminated; and ajudging device configured to judge whether the detection regioncorresponding to the detection current is a defective region accordingto the detection current.
 2. The detecting apparatus according to claim1, wherein the plurality of detection regions have any of the followingformations: the plurality of detection regions are in a first direction,each of the detection regions being in a strip shape and extending in asecond direction, and the second direction being perpendicular to thefirst direction; and the plurality of detection regions is in a matrixshape.
 3. The detecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein thejudging device comprises: a calculating circuit configured to calculatea ratio of the detection current to a current reference value which isone of a set value and an average value of the detection currents of thedetection regions; and a judging circuit configured to determine whetherthe detection region is a defective region according to the ratio. 4.The detecting apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising: astorage device configured to store position information of the defectiveregion that is determined.
 5. The detecting apparatus according to claim1, wherein each of the detection regions comprises 4 to 8 pixelstructures.
 6. A repairing apparatus of an AMOLED display device,configured to repair the defective regions detected by the detectingapparatus of the AMOLED display device according to claim 1, comprising:a determining device configured to determine positions of the defectiveregions; an acquiring device configured to acquire a current density ofa normal region when light-emitting unit in the normal region isilluminated, the normal region being a region other than the defectiveregions on the screen of the AMOLED display device; and a compensatingdevice configured to perform current compensation on the defectiveregions based on the current density of the normal region.
 7. Therepairing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the determining deviceis configured to determine the position of the defective regions in anyof the following ways: determining the positions of the defectiveregions based on luminance of respective detection regions on thescreen; determining the positions of the defective regions based on aratio of detection current of respective detection regions to a currentreference value, the screen being divided into a plurality of detectionregions, the detection current being a sum of driving currents oflight-emitting units in the detection regions being illuminated, and thecurrent reference value being one of a set value and an average value ofthe detection currents of the detection regions; and determining thepositions of the defective regions based on position information of thedefective regions.
 8. The repairing apparatus according to claim 6,wherein the acquiring device is configured to calculate a ratio of a sumof driving currents of the light-emitting units in the normal region toan area of the normal region, so as to acquire the current density ofthe normal region.
 9. The repairing apparatus according to claim 6,wherein the compensating device comprises: a voltage determining unitconfigured to determine a data signal voltage of the defective regionsbased on a comparison relationship between the current density and thedata signal voltage of the defective regions, such that the currentdensity of the defective regions is equal to the current density of thenormal region under effect of a correction voltage, the correctionvoltage being the data signal voltage of the defective regions beingdetermined; and an entering unit configured to enter the correctionvoltage of the defective regions into a driver chip of the AMOLEDdisplay device.
 10. A detecting method of an AMOLED display device,comprising the following steps: sequentially illuminating a plurality ofdetection regions of a screen of the AMOLED display device, the screenbeing divided into the plurality of detection regions, each of thedetection regions comprising at least one light-emitting unit; acquiringa detection current which is a sum of driving currents of thelight-emitting units in the detection regions being illuminated; andjudging whether the detection region corresponding to the detectioncurrent is a defective region according to the detection current. 11.The detecting method according to claim 10, wherein the plurality ofdetection regions have any of the following formations: the plurality ofdetection regions are in a first direction, each of the detectionregions being in a strip shape and extending in a second direction, andthe second direction being perpendicular to the first direction; and theplurality of detection regions is in a matrix shape.
 12. The detectingmethod according to claim 10, wherein the step of judging whether thedetection region corresponding to the detection current is the defectiveregion according to the detection current includes: calculating a ratioof the detection current to a current reference value which is one of aset value and an average value of the detection currents of thedetection regions; and determining whether the detection region is adefective region according to the ratio.
 13. The detecting methodaccording to claim 12, further comprising: storing position informationof the defective regions being determined.
 14. The detecting methodaccording to claim 10, wherein each of the detection regions comprises 4to 8 pixel structures.
 15. A repairing method of an AMOLED displaydevice, configured to repair the defective regions detected by thedetection method for the AMOLED display device according to claim 10,comprising the following steps: determining positions of the defectiveregions; acquiring a current density of a normal region when thelight-emitting unit in the normal region is illuminated, the normalregion being a region other than the defective regions on the screen ofthe AMOLED display device; and performing current compensation on thedefective region according to the current density of the normal region.16. The repairing method according to claim 15, wherein the step ofdetermining a position of the defective regions is performed in any ofthe following ways: determining the positions of the detective regionsbased on luminance of respective detection regions on the screen;determining the positions of the defective regions based on a ratio ofdetection current of respective detection regions to a current referencevalue, the screen being divided into a plurality of detection regions,the detection current being a sum of driving currents of thelight-emitting units in the detection regions that are illuminated, andthe current reference value being one of a set value and an averagevalue of the detection currents of the detection regions; anddetermining the positions of the defective regions based on positioninformation of the defective regions.
 17. The repairing method accordingto claim 15, wherein the step of acquiring a current density of a normalregion comprises: calculating a ratio of a sum of driving currents ofthe light-emitting units in the normal region to an area of the normalregion, so as to acquire the current density of the normal region. 18.The repairing method according to claim 15, wherein the step ofperforming current compensation on the defective region according to thecurrent density of the normal region comprises: determining data signalvoltage of the defective regions based on a comparison relationshipbetween the current density and the data signal voltage of the defectiveregions, such that the current density of the defective regions is equalto the current density of the normal region under effect of a correctionvoltage which is the data signal voltage of the defective regions beingdetermined; and entering the correction voltage of the defective regionsinto a driver chip of the AMOLED display device.
 19. The repairingmethod according to claim 15, further comprising: performing a luminanceuniformity detection on the AMOLED display device after performing thecurrent compensation to the defective region based on the currentdensity of the normal region.
 20. A repairing system of an AMOLEDdisplay device, comprising a detecting apparatus and a repairingapparatus, wherein the detecting apparatus comprises: an illuminatingdevice configured to sequentially illuminate a plurality of detectionregions of a screen of the AMOLED display device, the screen beingdivided into the plurality of detection regions, each of the detectionregions comprising at least one light-emitting unit; a current detectingdevice configured to acquire a detection current, and the detectioncurrent is a sum of driving currents of the light-emitting units in thedetection regions that are illuminated; and a judging device configuredto judge whether the detection region corresponding to the detectioncurrent is a defective region based on the detection current; whereinthe repairing apparatus comprises: a determining device configured todetermine positions of the defective regions based on positioninformation of the defective regions; an acquiring device configured toacquire a current density of a normal region when the light-emittingunit in the normal region is illuminated, the normal region being aregion other than the defective regions on the screen of the AMOLEDdisplay device; and a compensating device configured to perform currentcompensation on the defective regions based on the current density ofthe normal region.